Karen Ford is an Immunisation Specialist and Senior Research Nurse at the Oxford Vaccine Group (OVG), University of Oxford. Karen joined the team over a decade ago and has since played a pivotal role in numerous paediatric and adult vaccine research studies. Her work has focused on evaluating new vaccines and vaccine schedules for a wide range of diseases, including COVID-19. In addition to her research responsibilities, Karen has led OVG's immunisation education programme, providing training and support to healthcare professionals. Karen is a registered paediatric nurse; she has a Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree, an MSc in Public Health and a PGCert Medical Education.